On Fri, 22 Dec 2000, Iggy Drougge wrote:
> A while after the Japanese release of the Famicom (here to be known as
> NES), Nintendo decided that ROM cartridges were too costly and couldn't be
> afforded by the kids. Thus, they released a floppy drive which was plugged
Heck, the carthridges they sell on today's systems are way too costly and
can't be afforded by kids, so I don't think that was any consideration.
They probably needed something more durable than diskettes.
Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival
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